After a whirlwind book tour that took us to Bali, Melbourne (twice!) onto Sydney and home to Byron, "The little red book that could" has been well received across land and sea. Here's a few snaps and snippets of media, radio and the Byron Bay book launch at St. Elmo last week. Tune into Melbourne radio 3RRR ON DEMAND and get The Healing Feeling and some spring detox tips! You can download the Byron Shire News review here: Read Byron Shire News -The Healing … [Read more...] about Byron Bay gets The Healing Feeling
Gastronomic Tourism
The 80/20 Rule and other break throughs to Whole Happiness™
SWB 2013 SPEAKERS' PODCAST SERIES SWB 2013 CONFERENCE 30-31 October, Sydney. Known as the Dr Seuss of Health and Nutrition Sam Gowing is an award winning Chef and passionate socialpreneur, with a journey that’s taken her from a Front Bar on the gritty streets of Collingwood to the Sand and Surf of Byron Bay. Like so many of us Sam has had her fair share of twists and turns in her journey. With over 30 years in hospitality, she started out changing ashtrays and pouring water in her family’s … [Read more...] about The 80/20 Rule and other break throughs to Whole Happiness™
Becoming a Woman of Influence
It feels as though I have barely had an original motivating thought or idea for about a month and this is certainly reflected in my blogging life. In hindsight however, this is not really true as my focus has been on birth the Whole Happiness™ initiative which I will launch at the forthcoming Sustaining Women in Business conference (SWB) in Sydney on October. However there’s a feeling very busy women get – at least those I talk to – when they have taken on too much. They know they are over … [Read more...] about Becoming a Woman of Influence
The Naked Truth About Raw Food
RAW FOOD: Is it an emerging cuisine, or should it be seen as another diet fad? Here's a snippet of the paper delivered about Raw Food as a trend. The paper was placed amongst the session entitled "Food Fads". It drew great interest from the discerning esteemed academia panel. Take a look at POPCAANZ 2013 for yourself The Naked Truth about Raw Food - Samantha Gowing Dip. Hlth. Sci. - Nut; ATMS; MGT The Raw Food diet maybe more than a trend but is it good for everyone? Food fads come and go … [Read more...] about The Naked Truth About Raw Food
Authentic Tourism
Authentic Tourism The authenticity of a tourism destination relies on multifaceted elements including the landscape, historical magnetism of the area, socio-economic, environmental and cultural or spiritual experiences on offer. Tourists are motivated by their independent travel styles, attitudes and behaviour (Hjalager 2004). The pursuit of novelty and strangeness motivates the tourist, yet they desire the reassurance of familiar culinary comfort to guarantee their enjoyment. (Cohen, E & … [Read more...] about Authentic Tourism